Luggage carrier for motor vehicles



E. M. ARNOLD. LUGGAGE CARRIER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14, 1921- V Patented Mar- 7, 1922.

INVENTOR [aw/77 M. n nalaf A TTORA'E Y EDWIN M ARNOLD, 0F TULSA,

LUGGAGE CARRIER FOR MOTOR Application filed February 14, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN M. ARNOLD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tulsa, in the county of Tulsa and State of Oklahoma, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Luggage Carriers forMotor Vehicles; and. I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to th accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to luggage carriers, particularly applicable foruse in. connection with motor vehicles.

The invention is designed to be applied to the running board of a motorvehicle when in use and when not in use, it is capable of being storedunder the running board to be available when desired.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a. simple constructionof luggage carrier which may be readily applied and as easily detachedfrom the running board and without changing the construction of therunning board of the vehicle.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a motor vehicle to which myinvention is applied.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view through the running board and theluggage carrier, the brackets being shown in elevation.

Fig. 3 is an end view of one of the clips attached to a mud guard, themud guard being shown in section, and

Fig. 4 is an end view of the luggage carrier in its collapsed position,supported beneath the running board.

The running board 1 of the motor vehicle is attached to the chassis inany well known manner, there being an apron 2 of usual con structionbetween it and the channel 3, which constitutes the longitudinal or sidesills.

here-are luggage carrier brackets supported by the motor vehicl which.in turn, support the walls of the luggage carrier. The brackets, asillustrated, are two in number, designated 4: and 5.. Each consists of ahorizontal bar 6, having at one end an upstanding, hook-shaped extension7, the terminal 8 of which laps over the head 9 of the running board 1.At the other end Specification of Letters Patent.

PATENT orrrcs.

OKLAHOMA.

VEHICLES.

Patented Mar. 7, 1922. Serial No. 444,974.

of the bar is an inwardly and upwardly tending arm 10 at an obtuse angleto the bar 6 and having a hookshaped end 11. adjustably connected to thearm 10 by a turnbuckle 12 so that when the hookshaped portion 7 of thebar 6 engages the head 9 and the intermediate upwardly and inwardlyextending finger 1.3 engages the flange 14: which connects the inneredge of the running board to the apron 2, the bracket may be fastenedsecurely by turning the turn buckle 12 so that the hook-shaped portion11 firmly engages the inwardly projecting flange 15 of the channel 3.The hook-shaped portion 7 of each of the brackets is adapted to supporta vertical post or standard, there being two shown an. designated 16 and17. Thes standards or posts are fastened to the flat, upstanding end 7by bolts 18 and 19 in each instance and the posts constitute supportsfor the hinged carrier sections'or walls, shown as consisting of anintermediate fence frame or wall 20,. substantially rectangular andfastened to the posts by loops 21, through which'the posts project. Theends 22 and 28 are also provided with loops designated 24, hich engagethe respective posts 16 and 17 so that they may hav swinging movementthereon. The ends of the swinging sections the mud guards 25 and 26 andthey are fastened to the mud guards by substantially U-shaped clips 27one of which is shown in Fig. 3v as consisting of substantially parallelarms 28 and 29, connected by a crimped or grooved portion 0 to engagethe frame of the section 22 or 23, there being an adjustable winged boltor set screw 31 to impinge against the mud guard so that the mud guardand end sec- Zion will be fastened together, as shown in ig. 1. Underordinary circumstances, the brackets 4 and 5 will remain connected tothe chassis frame and running board in the manner shown in Fig. 2. Theturnbuckle 12 provides for any looseness or slack which ma be taken upby turning the turnbuckle. end sections 22 and 23 will be folded uponthe center section 20. As these comprise the wall luggage carrier, itwill be seen that they may be detached from the brackets by removing thebolts 18 and 19. The posts and the wall sections may, therefore, bestored under the running board by securing them to the brackets by theclips 27, as shown in Fig. 4

When the wall sections are stored under portion will engage the upperedge of the bar 6 and the set screw 31 will be in a horizontal positionas shown.

When it is desired to apply the luggage carrier, the clips 27 will bereleased from the position shown in Fig. 4 and the posts or standards 16and 17 will be fastened to the portions 8, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.The ends of th end sections 22 and 23 will then be fastened to the mudguards as shown in Fig.1. After use, the center and end sections may bedetached as heretofore described.

It will be seen that an efficient form of luggage carrier may beprovided which is capable of being attached to existing types of motorvehicles without marring the motor vehicle or changing its construction.

that I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is: i

1. A luggage carrier for motor vehicles comprising brackets consistingof bars having hooked ends, one hooked end of each bar being adjustablewith respect to the bar whichsupports it, another hook carried by eachbar and located between the ends thereof, and a vertical wall connectedto the re- 30 spective bars;

2. A luggage carrier for motor vehicles comprising brackets consistingof horizontal bars, each of which is provided with arunningboard-engaging hook and a chassis frame-engaging hook, anintermediate hooked finger on the bar of each bracket for engagementwith a part of the motor vehicle between the'ends of the bracket, andavertical wall hinged to said brackets and fold able beneath the same.

A luggage carrier for motor vehicles comprising brackets: consisting ofhorizontal bars, each of which is provided with a running-board engaginghook and a chassis frame-engaging hooln an intermediate finger on thebar of each bracket for engagement with a part of the motor vehiclebetween the ends of the bracket, and a vertical wall secured to saidbrackets.

' 4. A luggage carrier for motor vehicles comprising bars, means on thebars for en-- gaging the under side of a runningboard and a motorvehicle frame, hinged vertical wall members carried by the bracket bars,and clips for securing'the ends of the vertical wall members to the mudguards of the vehicle when the wall members are extended and forsecuring the wall members to the bracket bars beneath the running boardwhen they are collapsed.

EDWIN M; ARNOLD.

' Intestimony whereof I afliX my signature.

